From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270650AbTHFQxv (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2003 12:53:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270677AbTHFQxv (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2003 12:53:51 -0400 Received: from pool-141-155-151-209.ny5030.east.verizon.net ([141.155.151.209]:3549 "EHLO mail.blazebox.homeip.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270650AbTHFQxm (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Aug 2003 12:53:42 -0400 Subject: Re: Badness in device_release at drivers/base/core.c:84 From: Paul Blazejowski To: wb Cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" , Patrick Mansfield , Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <3F2F84D2.8000202@nospam.com> References: <20030801182207.GA3759@blazebox.homeip.net> <20030801144455.450d8e52.akpm@osdl.org> <20030803015510.GB4696@blazebox.homeip.net> <20030802190737.3c41d4d8.akpm@osdl.org> <20030803214755.GA1010@blazebox.homeip.net> <20030803145211.29eb5e7c.akpm@osdl.org> <20030803222313.GA1090@blazebox.homeip.net> <20030803223115.GA1132@blazebox.homeip.net> <20030804093035.A24860@beaverton.ibm.com> <1060021614.889.6.camel@blaze.homeip.net> <1352160000.1060025773@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> <5793.199.181.174.146.1060050091.squirrel@www.blazebox.homeip.net> <3F2F84D2.8000202@nospam.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-TK340b1uLg/3LuHCo1Ra" Message-Id: <1060188955.887.3.camel@blaze.homeip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 (Slackware Linux) Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 12:55:55 -0400 X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir MailGate (version: 2.0.1.14; AVE: 6.21.0.0; VDF: 6.21.0.5; host: blazebox.homeip.net) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --=-TK340b1uLg/3LuHCo1Ra Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 06:20, wb wrote: > >=20 > > I'll look into serial console and try to set it up.Do i need extra > > hardware or cables to run serial console? any poniters or setup > > suggestions would be welcome as i never used serial consoles before. > > Regards, > >=20 > > Paul > > - >=20 > Your need a NULL modem serial cable available > from any computer store. >=20 > Install uucp - I use on the HOST : >=20 > uucp-1.06.1-33.7.2. >=20 > Also , LILO is broken on some machines and ignores > serial input so make sure you use at least >=20 > lilo-21.6-71 >=20 > On the TARGET >=20 > 1. Connect the serial ports together ( COM1->COM1 ) with > the serial cable . >=20 > 2. Modify LILO to use serial line on the TARGET > add to lilo.conf: > append=3D"console=3DttyS0,9600n8 console=3Dtty0 " > serial=3D0,9600N8 >=20 > Run lilo >=20 > 3. Add to /etc/inittab on the HOST >=20 > S0:s12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 >=20 > 4. To see ALL THE CONSOLE MESSAGES during boot on the TARGET >=20 > mv /dev/console /dev/console.org > ln /dev/ttyS0 /dev/console >=20 > 5. Start uucp on the HOST: >=20 > cu -l /dev/ttyS0 -s 9600 >=20 > 6. Boot your target >=20 > /// >=20 > John Donnelly AT HP DOT com >=20 John, I appreciate your writing short and sweet howto :-). I was able to get it going from FreeBSD 5.1 box with cu -l /dev/ttyd0 2&<1 > log to my Linux machine. Thank you for helping. Paul B. --=-TK340b1uLg/3LuHCo1Ra Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/MTMbIymMQsXoRDARAqycAJ9AnaoHxwqVzQN7UHdEs1gom4kfVgCfTeqA lCRHDXnINmQK4Yn99dCV1cg= =bPyK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-TK340b1uLg/3LuHCo1Ra--